Temperatures Above Average Today

General Overview: ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE NATION WITH MULTIPLE SYSTEMS BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO MANY REGIONS. SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER AND GREAT LAKES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE CENTRAL US WITH BELOW NORMAL READINGS IN THE WEST.

EAST: A complex weather pattern will affect the Eastern US over the next several days. Tuesday night and Wednesday, an occluded front extending from the Northeast through the Great Lakes will bring a mix of precipitation types, with freezing rain being a concern across portions of the Great Lakes. By Thursday, a low pressure system will move through the Great Lakes, bringing a wintry mix through the latter half of the day, with this mix pushing across the Northeast through Friday. By Saturday, precipitation will spread across much of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic with rain being the primary precipitation type.

Temperature Anomalies:
-Days 1-3: Temperatures will be above normal across most of the East, with anomalies of 6-12°F above normal, particularly in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic regions.
-Days 4-6: Continued above normal temperatures for most areas, though gradually moderating with the Southeast and coastal regions seeing the warmest anomalies of 6-8°F above normal.
-Days 7-10: A cooling trend will develop with temperatures returning closer to normal by days 8-10, with only slight above normal readings remaining in the Southeast.

CENTRAL: The Central US will experience changing weather patterns through the period. Rain and snow will be seen across the northern tier late today and tonight as a deep area of low-pressure moves across the Upper Midwest. Freezing rain will be likely at the rain/snow line. Snow will linger across the Upper Midwest on Wednesday. By Thursday, a new area of low-pressure will bring additional chances for a wintry mix across the Midwest through the latter half of the day and into early Friday before precipitation pushes further east. Friday will see a new system developing in the Southern Plains, with rain and snow possible across the Central Plains. By Saturday, precipitation will shift east with drier weather returning to the region.

Temperature Anomalies:
-Days 1-3: Significant warmth across the entire Central region with temperature anomalies of 8-15°F above normal, particularly intense across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.
-Days 4-6: Continued above normal temperatures but gradually moderating, with the warmest anomalies shifting southward into the Southern Plains.
-Days 7-10: A return to near normal temperatures for most areas by day 7, with some slightly above normal readings developing again in the Central Plains by days 9-10.

WEST: Scattered rain and mountain snow will be seen across much of the Western US Tuesday and Wednesday as an area of low-pressure transitions into the Central US. By Thursday, a new low pressure system will push onshore and eastward across the region, spreading rain and mountain snow from west to east. On Friday, precipitation will persist across the Four Corners and South/Central Rockies as it shifts eastward. High-pressure will bring drier weather on Saturday, with precipitation lingering across the coast.

Temperature Anomalies:
-Days 1-3: Below normal temperatures across much of the West, with anomalies of 3-8°F below normal along the Pacific Coast and in the Intermountain West.
-Days 4-6: Continued below normal temperatures, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies with anomalies of 6-10°F below normal.
-Days 7-10: Temperatures will moderate somewhat but remain below normal in the Northwest, while warming trends develop in the Southwest with slightly above normal readings by day 10.

TROPICAL: No tropical cyclone activity is expected during the next 7 days in either the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins.